District and provincial capital of Bulgan Province, Mongolia
This article is about the city in Bulgan Province, Mongolia. For other uses, see
Bulgan
.
District in Bulgan Province, Mongolia
Bulgan
(
Mongolian
:
Булган
) is a town, administrative centre of
Bulgan
province of
Mongolia
. Bulgan
sum
has a population of 11,984 (2005, town proper 10,878
[1]
), 12,323 (2008),
[2]
town proper has a population of 11,198 (2008).
[2]
It is located at the site of the former Daichin Wangiin Khuree monastery at an elevation of 1,208 metres (3,963 ft) and 468 kilometres (291 mi) from
Ulaanbaatar
.
History
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Bulgan was founded in 1938.
[3]
Sights
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A former military point in the south of Bulgan, which was founded in 1921, was transformed into a museum. One of its buildings, which was used as a shop before 1921, dates from 1668.
[4]
There is another sightworthy museum in the center of town. Its most interesting part is a display on Mongolia's first man in space, J. Gurragchaa, who was born in Bulgan Aimag in 1947.
[3]
The mausoleum of
Khatanbaatar Magsarjav
, a national hero who liberated the Mongolian town of
Khovd
from the Chinese in 1912, can be seen on a hill in the southwest of Bulgan.
[5]
Dashchoinkhorlon Khiid is a monastery rebuilt in 1992. The former monastery, Bangiin Khuree which had been inhabited by about 1000 monks, was destroyed by order of
Khorloogiin Choibalsan
in 1937.
[4]
Nature Reserve
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Uran Togoo Tulga Nature Reserve
(1600 hectare), about 60 km west of Bulgan, is famous for its extinct volcanoes, e.g. Uran Uul.
Transportation
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The
Bulgan Airport
(UGA/ZMBN) has one unpaved runway and is served by regular flights to
Ulaanbaatar
,
Khovd
, and
Moron
.
Bulgan is linked to
Erdenet
and to Ulaanbaatar by a paved road.
Climate
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Bulgan experiences a
subarctic climate
(
Koppen climate classification
Dwc
) with mild summers and severely cold winters. Precipitation is very low, but significantly higher in summer than at other times of the year. Winters are very dry, although some snowfall occurs around April and October.
Climate data for Bulgan (1991?2020, extremes 1941?present)
|
Month
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
Record high °C (°F)
|
6.0
(42.8)
|
12.0
(53.6)
|
21.0
(69.8)
|
31.4
(88.5)
|
36.0
(96.8)
|
36.2
(97.2)
|
38.3
(100.9)
|
35.3
(95.5)
|
30.5
(86.9)
|
24.4
(75.9)
|
16.2
(61.2)
|
10.9
(51.6)
|
38.3
(100.9)
|
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
?13.2
(8.2)
|
?7.9
(17.8)
|
1.7
(35.1)
|
11.5
(52.7)
|
18.5
(65.3)
|
23.3
(73.9)
|
24.5
(76.1)
|
22.5
(72.5)
|
17.1
(62.8)
|
8.7
(47.7)
|
?3.2
(26.2)
|
?11.3
(11.7)
|
7.7
(45.8)
|
Daily mean °C (°F)
|
?20.8
(?5.4)
|
?16.9
(1.6)
|
?7.3
(18.9)
|
3.0
(37.4)
|
9.8
(49.6)
|
15.5
(59.9)
|
17.7
(63.9)
|
15.2
(59.4)
|
8.5
(47.3)
|
?0.1
(31.8)
|
?10.7
(12.7)
|
?18.3
(?0.9)
|
?0.4
(31.4)
|
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
?26.4
(?15.5)
|
?23.8
(?10.8)
|
?14.9
(5.2)
|
?4.9
(23.2)
|
1.1
(34.0)
|
7.8
(46.0)
|
11.2
(52.2)
|
8.7
(47.7)
|
1.2
(34.2)
|
?6.8
(19.8)
|
?16.7
(1.9)
|
?23.7
(?10.7)
|
?7.3
(18.9)
|
Record low °C (°F)
|
?41.6
(?42.9)
|
?40.2
(?40.4)
|
?35.2
(?31.4)
|
?22.2
(?8.0)
|
?12.8
(9.0)
|
?8.9
(16.0)
|
0.0
(32.0)
|
?3.0
(26.6)
|
?14.6
(5.7)
|
?28.2
(?18.8)
|
?38.5
(?37.3)
|
?39.3
(?38.7)
|
?41.6
(?42.9)
|
Average
precipitation
mm (inches)
|
2
(0.1)
|
2
(0.1)
|
5
(0.2)
|
13
(0.5)
|
21
(0.8)
|
57
(2.2)
|
97
(3.8)
|
66
(2.6)
|
28
(1.1)
|
8
(0.3)
|
5
(0.2)
|
2
(0.1)
|
306
(12)
|
Average precipitation days
(≥ 1.0 mm)
|
1.1
|
1.5
|
2.0
|
2.7
|
4.1
|
8.2
|
11.4
|
9.4
|
4.5
|
2.5
|
1.9
|
1.5
|
50.7
|
Average
relative humidity
(%)
|
75.4
|
72.5
|
66.2
|
55.6
|
54.4
|
63.0
|
71.6
|
73.9
|
68.7
|
68.5
|
73.5
|
76.1
|
68.3
|
Source 1: Pogoda.ru.net
[6]
|
Source 2:
NOAA
[7]
|
References
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for
Bulgan
.
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|
- Choir
,
Govisumber
- Mandalgovi
,
Dundgobi
- Dalanzadgad
,
Omnogovi
- Baruun-Urt
,
Sukhbaatar
- Sainshand
,
Dornogovi
- Altai
,
Govi-Altai
- Bulgan
,
Bulgan
- Ondorkhaan
,
Khentii
- Choibalsan
,
Dornod
- Ulaangom
,
Uvs
- Uliastai
,
Zavkhan
- Erdenet
,
Orkhon
- Bayankhongor
,
Bayankhongor
- Zuunmod
,
Tov
- Khovd
,
Khovd
- Darkhan
,
Darkhan-Uul
- Tsetserleg
,
Arkhangai
- Olgii
,
Bayan-Olgii
- Sukhbaatar
,
Selenge
- Arvaikheer
,
Ovorkhangai
- Moron
,
Khovsgol
| |
48°48′43″N
103°32′01″E
/
48.81194°N 103.53361°E
/
48.81194; 103.53361